Dara O'Kearney, born 17 June 1965 in Ennis, County Clare, is an Irish international ultra runner and professional poker player. He is the son of Irish language activist and writer Sean Ua Cearnaigh, and nephew of Irish politician Chris Flood.
He won the 2005 Tresco marathon,[1] the 2006 New York Road Runners 60K ultra marathon,[1] the 2007 Schinnen 50K,[2] the 2008 Brno Indoor 6 hour race,[3] and was the 2007 Irish 24 hour running champion.[4]
On the poker front, O'Kearney won the 2008 European Deepstack Poker Championship, defeating a high quality field that included Joe Beevers, Julian Thew, Tony Baitson, Arnaud Mattern, John Falconer, Dave Colclough, Conor Tate, Owen Mullen, Mickey Wernick, Barny Boatman and Christy Smith.[5] In 2009, he was ranked number 2 in live tournaments in the official Irish Poker Rankings, and again in 2010 & again in 2014.
In 2015, O'Kearney won the Mini Irish Open, and finished second in event 45 of the WSOP.[6]
As of 2020, he has over $3 million in cashes online and over $1 million live.[7][8] He is a brand ambassador for Unibet Poker[9] and ShareMyPair,[10] and lead author of the books "Poker Satellite Strategy" and "PKO Poker Strategy" (co-author Barry Carter). His blog[11] is one of the most read poker blogs, and he cohosts popular poker podcast The Chip Race[12] alongside David Lappin.
In April 2019, O'Kearney joined CardsChat as a poker expert.[13]
In September 2023, O'Kearney joined Tight Poker as a poker expert and fact checker. [14]
References
edit- ^ a b Scilly Archive
- ^ "Multidays – O'Kearney Wins Schinnen Fat Ass 50K". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ "Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club – GOING ROUND THE BEND IN BRNO FOR 6 HOURS". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ "Rahenyshamrock". Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ Carter, Barry (11 February 2008). "Dara O'Kearney Wins European Deepstack Championships". PokerNews.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008.
- ^ "46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, No Limit Hold'em (Event #45)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Dara Ruairi O'Kearney's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Doke". PokerStake. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N35WldYLSk Unibet Poker
- ^ http://www.sharemypair.com/smpweb/homepage/feed_type/Card%20Sharks ShareMyPair
- ^ http://dokearney.blogspot.com/ blog
- ^ "The Chip Race". SoundCloud. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.cardschat.com/about.php CardsChat
- ^ "Dara O'Kearney, Author at Tight Poker". Tight Poker. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
External links
edit- [1] - O'Kearney speaks about his careers in running and poker on RTÉ Radio One
- Dara O'Kearney Interview (video)
- [2] - O'Kearney does a AMA
- Card Player profile
- Hendon Mob profile
- PokerNews profile
- WPT profile
- WSOP profile
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